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CASE
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1. The agency & its Organisation
2. Case Study
The Agency and its Organisation
I currently counsel for Haven Counselling in the centre of Wigan. The service was established in and is funded by donations, charity applications etc. It is situated and a part of the Queens Hall Methodist Church. It was established in 2000 to provide general counselling but has a spiritual aspect to it.
It exists to provide a service for those who require more than pastoral counselling. “Its overall aim is to provide a counselling service that is safe, professional and confidential, that compliments and enhances the overall service provided by Queen’s Hall Methodist Mission. In the wider sphere it seeks to work in harmony and co-operation with other voluntary and statutory organisations. Its core purpose is to enable and empower clients to live as fully as they choose”. (Haven Counselling)
Clients are self-referred, referred by their Doctor or by Mental Health agencies.
My interest in the service was driven initially by my need to obtain a placement, which could - to a level, assure me regular clients. My other need was to be able to have a variety of client needs in order to develop my counselling. Hence, Haven is a generic counselling service – rather than one relating to religion alone. Although, I was asked if the occasion arose – would I pray with a client if they asked me to. From a person centred viewpoint, I would do what benefited the client, and offer this back to them explaining my own stance relating to religion, but not objecting to them needing to pray but discussing whether it was appropriate in the actual session.
When I joined the team at Haven, it consisted of 4 other counsellors, I found that I very rarely saw them due to the hours I kept there.
It is stipulated in Havens Mission Statement that they only
CASE
List of contents
Section Topic
1. The agency & its Organisation
2. Case Study
The Agency and its Organisation
I currently counsel for Haven Counselling in the centre of Wigan. The service was established in and is funded by donations, charity applications etc. It is situated and a part of the Queens Hall Methodist Church. It was established in 2000 to provide general counselling but has a spiritual aspect to it.
It exists to provide a service for those who require more than pastoral counselling. “Its overall aim is to provide a counselling service that is safe, professional and confidential, that compliments and enhances the overall service provided by Queen’s Hall Methodist Mission. In the wider sphere it seeks to work in harmony and co-operation with other voluntary and statutory organisations. Its core purpose is to enable and empower clients to live as fully as they choose”. (Haven Counselling)
Clients are self-referred, referred by their Doctor or by Mental Health agencies.
My interest in the service was driven initially by my need to obtain a placement, which could - to a level, assure me regular clients. My other need was to be able to have a variety of client needs in order to develop my counselling. Hence, Haven is a generic counselling service – rather than one relating to religion alone. Although, I was asked if the occasion arose – would I pray with a client if they asked me to. From a person centred viewpoint, I would do what benefited the client, and offer this back to them explaining my own stance relating to religion, but not objecting to them needing to pray but discussing whether it was appropriate in the actual session.
When I joined the team at Haven, it consisted of 4 other counsellors, I found that I very rarely saw them due to the hours I kept there.
It is stipulated in Havens Mission Statement that they only